Week of mayhem at Muswellbrook spoils the GRNSW party

Greyhound Racing NSW was all swagger before the launch of the rebuilt $3m Muswellbrook racetrack in the Hunter Valley on 16 April 2023. In a press release, GRNSW head Rob Macaulay said the track will offer “another state-of-the-art venue in the region to race at, along with The Gardens in Newcastle and the Maitland track.” … Read more

Economic misinformation

The dog racing industry commissions a regular supply of industry reports which are then used by state premiers to justify subsidising the industry with taxpayer dollars.

Racing industry’s plan to “warehouse” dogs defeated as community rises up

Greyhound Racing NSW has suffered a significant setback after the rejection of its proposal for a 400-dog rehoming centre in NSW’s Hunter Valley.  The $30m centre, submitted by GRNSW as an “animal boarding and training facility”, was rejected unanimously by the Regional Planning Panel after strong local opposition. The Panel said the proposal for Martindale … Read more